Urns
19th Century English Antique Urns
Iron
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Urns
Steel
20th Century European Urns
Marble
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Urns
Concrete
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Urns
Iron
19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Urns
Metal, Iron
Early 20th Century Urns
Terracotta
Late 20th Century Bohemian Urns
Ceramic
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Urns
Granite
19th Century British Victorian Antique Urns
Porcelain
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Iron
19th Century French Antique Urns
Terracotta
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Urns
Coade Stone, Paint
Early 19th Century French Other Antique Urns
Iron
20th Century European Neoclassical Urns
Marble
19th Century Spanish Antique Urns
Terracotta
1870s French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century Unknown Urns
Resin
1880s English Victorian Antique Urns
Iron
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Urns
Pottery
19th Century English Antique Urns
Granite
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
1950s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Urns
Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
19th Century French Victorian Antique Urns
Onyx, Enamel, Bronze
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
1830s French Neoclassical Antique Urns
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Urns
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Urns
Iron
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
1770s German Baroque Antique Urns
Sandstone
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
2010s Mexican Modern Urns
Fiberglass
Early 20th Century Italian Urns
Marble
18th Century French Antique Urns
Lead
19th Century Japanese Antique Urns
Bronze
Late 19th Century American Antique Urns
Iron
1980s Vintage Urns
Marble
1790s English George III Antique Urns
Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood
1870s American American Empire Antique Urns
Early 1900s American Belle Époque Antique Urns
Bronze
Late 20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Urns
Resin
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Urns
Copper
20th Century Brazilian Modern Urns
Rock Crystal
Vintage, New and Antique Urns
When people think of antique and vintage urns — a type of vase with a round body, narrow neck and integrated pedestal — they tend to imagine funerary urns. But all manner of urns have been made over the years, and these vessels can be used as decorative accents either inside your home or in your garden.
Garden urns became popular in early Greek and Roman gardens, where they complemented classical statues and other garden ornaments. Over the years, people have used urns as planters, fountain basins and stylish decorative elements in interiors as well as outdoors in gardens, patios and firepit areas.
Urns are typically made of stone, ceramics or metal. Stone urns are highly durable; while an antique stone urn will show wear with age, it can be used in any climate, and a neoclassical-style cast stone urn with natural world motifs carved in relief is guaranteed to make a statement in your garden. Position two stone urns with vibrant hibiscus bulbs or tulips at the bottom of an outdoor stairway to set it off from other exterior features. Elsewhere, place your urn in the middle of a garden bed to draw attention to your dazzling landscape design. A good concrete urn can easily make a good home for small trees or shrubs, but it will be very heavy to move around.
A ceramic urn is likely going to have thick, robust walls. A glazed terracotta urn, for example, is going to be ideal for potting plants. As glazing is part of the potter’s process for creating a terracotta urn, the urn itself can provide a pop of color to contrast with any low-maintenance plants such as moss or succulents that you have in mind for it.
Metal urns are best used as decor in your living room or foyer rather than outside, unless you’re partial to the alluring weathered patina that is expected to characterize an antique cast-iron garden urn. If you’re planning to use a metal urn as a planter, add a plant liner first. Metal may overheat and damage a plant’s roots if they are not protected, and urns made of certain metals may rust if they’re left outdoors.
But you don’t necessarily need to turn your urn into a planter.
A large urn can hold its own as an accent in any space and create a strong focal point. Browse the collection of decorative antique and vintage urns on 1stDibs today.